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   Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:11:02 -0600   
   From: noalternative    
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   Subject: Re: problem w installing on older pC   
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   On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:48:04 GMT   
   Dam Weasel  wrote:   
      
   My cd/dvd can read cd-r but not cd-rw.  You might want to check into   
   this. You can use a different media, or maybe you can update the   
   firmware or something.   
      
   > hi,   
   >    
   > i have an older laptop pC that I wanted to try Linux on.   
   > touble is, the CD reader doesnt seem to want to read modern, 700 meg    
   > CD's, i think in the old days, CD's were smaller in size like 650 meg.   
   >    
   > it currently has that horrible windows ME on it; I want to wipe ME   
   > off and totally re-format the drive - which I assume Linux will do.   
   > But How do i force a cd READ of the new linux releases which seem all   
   > to be 700 meg?   
   >    
   > thanks for any helpful kitchen hints.   
   >    
   > Damma Dog   
      
      
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